When Blizzard finally and officially revealed the Shadowlands release date as October 26, 2020 (for where I live in the US), I was filled with a mixture of emotions. I was relieved and excited to finally know when it was coming out, but I was also filled with anxiety, fear, and sadness. That probably sounds… Continue reading Reminders, Distractions, and Fears
Raid Lessons
If you're looking for a strategy guide on how to perform better in raids, this is not it. What I'm writing here are the lessons I've learned from participating in the Nya raid with the Strawberry group. Until I joined the group and started doing the Nya raid every Sunday, I was not really someone… Continue reading Raid Lessons
A Sharper Chip Off the Old Block
When I gave my oldest daughter permission to use my second World of Warcraft account, I had no idea what an amazing player she'd turn out to be. She's surpassed me in skill, strategy, and flexibility, and nowadays she teaches me more about Warcraft than I teach her. It isn't just in Warcraft that she's… Continue reading A Sharper Chip Off the Old Block
A Glimmer of Inspiration
Sometimes it feels like both a blessing and a curse to be a writer. A blessing because my mind can come up with imaginative, highly detailed ideas and a curse for the same reason when those ideas trail into peculiar-seeming observations. Regardless, when the inspiration to write strikes me, I tend to grab it because… Continue reading A Glimmer of Inspiration
The Little Lock That Could
This past weekend I was trying to decide which character I was going to take into the Nya raid with the Twitter/Discord group sometimes fondly referred to as Strawberries. I was leaning towards my blood elf warlock Salxi because I wasn't sure if the usual lock player was going to be there and I know… Continue reading The Little Lock That Could
